Gorō Kawabe Movies

1954 Japanese movie

The first film in the 1953 trilogy based on the long novel series The Great Bodhisattva Pass.

Based on the old tale of Jiraiya, this 1937 version is essentially a revenge story with fantastic visuals.

After the Onin War ended in 1477, Kyoto was left in ashes and the nation was in complete disorder. Bands of roving samurai called the "nobushi"...

Early Japanese three-part samurai / fantasy serial.

The final, third part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety...

The first part of an entertaining historical drama depicting the eventful story of the revenge of an actor with a strange fate, with a variety of...

Yaji and Kita: Yasuda's Rescue is a 1927 black and white Japanese silent film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the comic...

Tsukinosuke narrowly misses capturing the lord of the phantom castle by a hair's breadth. The mountain map was with Kirisaku at the Ashiwara...

Yaji and Kita: The Battle of Toba Fushimi is a 1928 Japanese film directed by Tomiyasu Ikeda.[1] This comedy film showcases the acting talent of...

The earliest existing version (incomplete) of Mito Komon history. It was one of the most famous (and most filmed) Jidaigeki stories. Lord Mito is the...

This is Kanjûrô Arashi's first film with Nikkatsu after his independent production company went bankrupt (many of these independent...

Mt. Norikura's natural fortress, the phantom castle. A white-clad iron mask, offering prayers to the eerie triple-faced deity of the Sennjogadake...

The legendary tale of the forty-seven samurai and their mission to avenge the death of their master.

The undercover agent Tsukinosuke Kigurumi successfully escapes with Kirisaku, who possesses the coveted Shinshu Mountain map targeted by the phantom...

A movie by Hiroshi Inagaki